Twitter Reacts to the BBC's Wayne Rooney Documentary

The BBC's much-anticipated documentary Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals aired on Monday night, with football fans across the country tuning in for a special feature on England's all-time leading goalscorer...

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Looking forward to watching a legendary England striker being interviewed by @GaryLineker. @BBCOne 9pm. #RooneyTheManBehindTheGoals

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 5, 2015"

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Cant wait to watch this interview with Wayne Rooney and Gary Lineker. Love or hate him, he's one of Englands best #ManBehindTheGoals

— Daniel Watt (@Danwatt8) October 5, 2015"

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Can't wait to see Sir Alex Ferguson's generous compliments on this Wayne Rooney documentary...

— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) October 5, 2015"

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Hopefully this episode is covered. pic.twitter.com/nkvQkSq1uI

— Matthew Stanger (@MatthewStanger) October 5, 2015"

The programme started by focusing on Rooney's family life and his relationship with childhood sweetheart, Coleen...

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Wayne #Rooney loves writing poetry—proposed to Coleen in a petrol station ❤️ http://t.co/8jAdcruSHr pic.twitter.com/n1skUdwoyb

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) October 5, 2015"

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Here's a little taster of what to expect from Wayne Rooney's poetry collection. pic.twitter.com/p13mihNupj

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) October 5, 2015"

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#normalpoems

— Tony Hodson (@tonyhodson1) October 5, 2015"

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Proposed at a petrol station and followed it with #CornBeefHash #Rooney #ManBehindTheGoals

— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) October 5, 2015"

Many were reminded of just how good Rooney was when he burst on to the scene as a teenager...

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Easy to forget just how good Rooney was early on, for England and United. #TheManBehindTheGoals

— K_BJones (@K_LBJones) October 5, 2015"

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Rooney in 2004. Absolute dynamite.

— Tony Hodson (@tonyhodson1) October 5, 2015"

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Euro 2004 was such a good tournament when #Rooney was causing havoc in every game #ManBehindTheGoals

— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) October 5, 2015"

While former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson also featured...

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Ah, I love Sven.

— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) October 5, 2015"

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Bloody Sven. What a man.

— Tony Hodson (@tonyhodson1) October 5, 2015"

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Sven's speech to media in Baden Baden the morning after Rooney stamped on Carvalho probably his finest hour

— Paul Kelso (@pkelso) October 5, 2015"

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Sven to Liverpool, just for the hell of it.

— Matthew Stanger (@MatthewStanger) October 5, 2015"

Though another trend was also emerging...

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This is turning into a documentary about England getting knocked out of tournaments.

— 888sport (@888sport) October 5, 2015"

The programme showed Rooney in a different light...

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The pride Rooney simply cannot hide when stood there with Charlton and Lineker is his most endearing trait. England really matters to him.

— Tony Hodson (@tonyhodson1) October 5, 2015"

And featured a number of the game's biggest stars...

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“Maybe we will play together again one day.” #Ronaldo #Rooney pic.twitter.com/QSiEo57Lxr

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) October 5, 2015"

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#Zlatan: When he played with Ronaldo all the work was done by #Rooney, but he didn’t get the credit." pic.twitter.com/fmnV7NDi1e

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) October 5, 2015"

One of the programme's most interesting passages focused on Rooney's falling-out with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson...

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"I'm not the only one that has had a fall out with Sir Alex Ferguson.", @WayneRooney. #mufc

— Full Time DEVILS (@FullTimeDEVILS) October 5, 2015"

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Fergie's presser after Rooney's statement was a tour de force. Rooney said sorry the next day.

— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) October 5, 2015"

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“All of a sudden it’s all over the press I put in a transfer request in…which I never did.” #MUFC #Rooney #Fergie pic.twitter.com/Bvqt5gLkuS

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) October 5, 2015"

All in all, viewers were full of praise for Rooney and those behind the documentary...

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Enjoyed @WayneRooney doc. Just a shame that we're a nation that prefer to knock effort, talent, desire & belief...rather than being proud...

— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) October 5, 2015"

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ROOOOOONNNNEEEY!

— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) October 5, 2015"

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Good programme on @waynerooney from the BBC. Normal, down to earth fella who happens to be greatest goal scorer in English history.

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) October 5, 2015"

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@GaryLineker Great hour of TV. Rooney is an overachiever in many ways. Made the best of his talents. People need to remember that

— Kevin Palmer (@kpsundayworld) October 5, 2015"

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Too many obstacles placed between players and public now. Documentaries like that dispel a few of the myths about pampered prima donnas

— Oliver Holt (@OllieHolt22) October 5, 2015"

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That @WayneRooney documentary was first class @GaryLineker 👏👏👏👏👏

— Dan Buckingham (@danbuck83) October 5, 2015"

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Great to see Shrek @WayneRooney with a smile on his face after yesterday. Nice work, Jugs @GaryLineker. #manbehindthegoals

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 5, 2015"

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Wayne Rooney documentary on @BBCSport. @GaryLineker outstanding. The Beeb do stuff like this so well.

— The Middle Stump (@TheMiddleStump) October 5, 2015"

Now all that's left for England's record goalscorer is to win the World Cup and he's done alright...

[Twitter]